JAPAN: TOKYO OLYMPICS TO STRENGTHEN LGBT RIGHTS

The Olympic Games are heading to Tokyo in 2020 and officials are keen to avoid the anti-gay controversy that overshadowed the 2014 Sochi games. To ensure that things run smoothly, Japanese politicians have formed a multi-party group to look at LGBT rights both in Japan and internationally. While Japan remains a socially conservative party, LGBT people have been making huge progress in recent years and the formation of a group of politicians eager to present Japan in a favourable light on the international stage is welcome news.